Hasp-lock



(No Model.)

lB. D. WEST.l

HASP 1.00K.

No. 293,693'. Patented Peb. 19, 1884*.

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BYRON n. wnsr, or 'onions-o, ILLINOIS; Y

HASP-LOCK.v

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 293,693, datedYFebruary 19, 1884.

l Application filed July 7,1853. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, BYRON D. WEST, a citizen of the United States,residing in Chicago,

:in the county of Cook and State of Illinois,V

have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hasps and Locks, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in hasp locks, padlocks, and otheranalogous locks. In the' present invention the hasp is provided with abrokenring, which passes through the eye of the staple, and serves asthe latch or bolt, the ring being secured in acircular groove or hole inthe lockpiece, so that the ring may turn therein. The lock-piece maybecast solid with the hasp', and is provided with a spring-pin orlock-bolt, which' serves to lock the ring when theopenin g therein isturned so as to allow the pin to project between the ends of the ring.If preferred, the lock-bolt may be divided or provided with prongs tofit in suitable holes, slots, or notches in the two ends of the brokenring, so as to secure them together, and thus` give greater strength tothe locking-ring. This construction is specially desirable where it isnecessary to make the lock-piece small, so that the ring lies in a shortarc or groove therein. To open the lock, a key is used to raise the lockpin or bolt, so that the ring may be turned in the lock-piece until theopening in the ring is opposite the staple.

My invention is also well adapted for luse as a padlock and-otheranalogous locks.

In the drawings, which form a part of this specication, and in whichsimilar letters of reference indicate like parts, Figure El is a planview of a device embodying my invention as applied to a hasp. Fig. 2 isa side elevation of the saine. Figi?) is a central longitudinal sectionon line x x of Fig. l. Figs. 4 and 5 are sections on line y y of Fig. 2,showing the same unlocked and locked, respectively. Fig. 6 is a sideview, showing my invention as applied to a padlock. Fig. 7 is a centrallongitudinal section of the same; and Fig. 8 is a detail sectional viewof a modification, showingv the locking-pin divided or provided withprongs, 'so as to secure the two ends of the broken ring together.

In the accompanying drawings, A reprein either direction.

sents a hasp; B, the lock-piece, and C the locking-ring.' Thelocking-ring C is broken or provided with an opening, c, between itsends `so that the ring may be readily turned inthe groove. Thelock-piece B is also provided with a hole or other opening, b', for thelocking pin or bolt bt. This locking-pin b2 is provided with a spring,b3, which fits against a shoulder or enlargement, b4, on the pin at oneend, and against a corresponding shoulder, b5, on the lock-piece B atthe other end, so that the operation of the spring is to press the lockbolt against the ring until the same is turned, so that the opening bcomes under or opposite the pin b, when the latter will drop intotheopening, and. thus close the circle of the ring and effectually lock itfrom further movement To open the lock, the lock bolt or pin b2 israised out of the opening in the ring by a suitable key, which fits overthe end of the pin b2, and may be inserted inthe hole b. On the key endof the pin b2 it is preferable to provide an ordinary guard, b. Ihespring b3 need only be strong enough to press the bolt into the openingwhen the ring is properly turned, and the key may be made to fittightenough on the pin so as to raise it out simply by the -friction ofthe key on thepin; but, if preferred, the key and pin may be providedwith corresponding catches or notches.

Th@ lock-piece B may preferably be cast in one piece with the hasp, orit may be made in two or more pieces and secured thereto in any suitablemanner.`

In Fig. S I 'have shown a modification, in which the locking-pin b2 isprovided with two prongs, d and d', which are adapted to t in suitableholes, d? and d3, in the two end S of the locking-ring 0. By thisconstruction 1t will be seen that'the two ends of the ring are securelyheld together. Instead of providing the ends of the ring with holes, asshown in Fig. 8, they maybe provided with notches 100 and thelocking-pin withiprojections to cover the same.

I deem it preferable to provide the lockingpin with a spring; but itmay, of course, be provided With screw-threads for moving it in or outto lock or unlock the ring.

In the drawings, D represents the staple, through the eye of which thering is inserted.

I am aware that heretofore padloeks provided with a broken locking-ringhave been made as shown in the patent to J. Ingels, No. 105,691, and Ihereby disclaim the same as not being of my invention.

I am also aware that heretofore hasps have been provided with locks, andI therefore do not claim, broadly, a hasp provided with a lock. In myinvention the lock-piece in which the broken ring is mounted beingrigidly secured to the hasp, the broken locking-ring C is always heldparallel to the hasp and in proper position i0 be inserted through thestaple D, when the hasp is placed over said 2o staple.

I claiml 1. The combination of the hasp A, providedwith a slot thereinfor the staple lock-piece B, secured rigidly thereto, and broken ring C,25 mounted in a concentric are groove or hole in said lock-piece, saidring standing parallel to said hasp, so as always to bein position tocngage the staple, substantially as specified.

2. The combination of the ring C, provided 3o with opening c therein,with lock-piece B, and lock-bolt be, provided with prongs d d', forclasping the ends of said ring C together when the same is locked,Vsubstantially as specified.

BYRON D. WEST. v

Witnesses:

H. M. MUNDIY, T. Evnnnrr BROWN.

